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      • Arab Labor (Hebrew: עבודה ערבית, Avoda Aravit; Arabic: شغل عَرَب, Shughl Arab) is an Israeli sitcom television series, created by Sayed Kashua.


      History


      The series premiered on Keshet Channel 2 in Israel in 2007. The second season was broadcast in 2008 and the third season in 2012. The series, whose title in colloquial Hebrew carries the implication of "shoddy or second-rate work", focuses on the family and work situations of Amjad, an Arab-Israeli journalist. Much of the comedy is derived from the paradox of Amjad's love-hate relationship with his Arab identity and his simultaneous wish to integrate comfortably into Israeli society.
      Poking fun at the cultural divide, Kashua's characters play on religious, cultural and political differences to depict the mixed society prevalent in Israel.
      In the United States, the program aired nationally on Link TV. It also appeared on KCET in Los Angeles in 2014.
      The show has won two consecutive Awards of the Israeli Television Academy for Best Comedy Series.


      Cast


      Amjad (Norman Issa) – An Arab-Israeli journalist working in Jerusalem
      Meir (Mariano Idelman) – photojournalist, Amjad's Jewish-Israeli coworker at the magazine
      Bushra (Clara Khoury) – Amjad's wife
      Amal (Mira Awad) – An Arab-Israeli attorney to whom Meir is attracted
      Ismael, Abu Amjad (Salim Daw) – Amjad's father
      Umm Amjad (Salwa Nakra -Seasons 1-3), (Alham Araff - Season 4)) – Amjad's mother
      Maya (Fatma Yihye) – Amjad and Bushra's daughter
      Natan (Dov Navon) and Timna (Rona Lipaz-Michael) - Joined in Season 2, neighbors of Amjad and Bushra
      Yoske (Aryeh Moskona) and Yocheved (Sandra Sade) - Seasons 2 and 3 only, neighbors of Amjad and Bushra
      Ami Schuster (Menashe Noy) - Joined in Season 3, Amjad's agent


      Reception


      The Chicago Tribune described it as "... a groundbreaking TV show that finds humor in sharing a homeland." The New York Times commented, "Kashua has managed to barge through cultural barriers and bring an Arab point of view ... into the mainstream of Israeli entertainment."


      Reviews


      Mary McNamara (15 November 2008). "Finding humor and truth amid conflict". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
      Jonathan Curiel (13 November 2008). "Meet the Palestinian Seinfeld. Who knew?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
      Ali Jaafar (1 February 2008). "Israeli sitcom about Arabs a hit". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
      Isabel Kershner (7 January 2008). "TV comedy depicts world of the Arab Israeli". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
      Anat Rosenberg (29 January 2008). "'Avoda Aravit' - breaking TV barriers". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 September 2012.


      See also


      Television in Israel
      Arab-Israeli peace projects


      References




      External links


      LinkTV website
      Full episodes at makoTV
      Israeli-Arab sitcom Arab Labor becomes big hit
      Arab Labor at IMDb

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